Minneapolis

A recent study shows downtown Minneapolis is seeing a higher rate of returning visitors than anywhere else across the U.S. and Canada. FOX 9's Rob Olson has the latest.

One of the country’s top pastry chefs has opened her first restaurant in Minneapolis. Diane Moua is a veteran of Bellecour, Spoon and Stable and received two James Beard nominations for Outstanding Pastry Chef. She’s branching out now, opening a Hmong-American eatery, Diane’s Place, in northeast Minneapolis. Visitors can pop in and get a coffee and pastry to go, or dine in with their breakfast and lunch menu. It’s located in the Food Building at the corner of Northeast Marshall Street and 14th Avenue Northeast. Diane’s Place is open from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily. They are planning to add dinner service in the future.

Nature and art collide at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA). "Art In Bloom" is back for its 40th year. There are 180 living arrangements to view, most inspired by pieces in Mia’s vast collection. The event runs April 25-April 28 and is free to attend. Last year's event brought 60,000 visitors to the museum.

Teachers with the Minneapolis Public School district have reached a tentative contract agreement. The overnight deal came after the union announced on Wednesday that it would hold a strike authorization vote.

Two senior high school students in the Minneapolis Northside community won the Gates Scholarship.

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Months after a mass shooting at a punk music venue in Minneapolis, a teen has been charged with opening fire.

The Hennepin County Attorney's Office has filed charges in the Minneapolis Nudieland mass shooting. Here's the press conference.

A Ring security camera captured a violent encounter on Sunday afternoon, when two armed robbers pounced on a University of Minnesota student. FOX 9’s Babs Santos recaps the dramatic event, and spoke with police to learn about their response efforts.